Shutout Starts Homestand

Travs win in return to DSP after two weeks on road.

Shawn Semple was the winner in Tuesday's shutout. (Mark Wagner)

August 22, 2023

Box Score North Little Rock, AR—Back at home for the first time in over two weeks, the Arkansas Travelers shut out the Wichita Wind Surge, 5-0 on Tuesday night. Three Travs pitchers combined on a seven hitter with Shawn Semple pitching 6.1 innings to earn the win. Jorge Benitez and

Box Score

North Little Rock, AR—Back at home for the first time in over two weeks, the Arkansas Travelers shut out the Wichita Wind Surge, 5-0 on Tuesday night. Three Travs pitchers combined on a seven hitter with Shawn Semple pitching 6.1 innings to earn the win. Jorge Benitez and Prelander Berroa each recorded four outs to close the game.

Moments That Mattered

* Arkansas converted scoring chances in the fourth and sixth innings. Alberto Rodriguez hit a sharp RBI single for the first run and Josh Morgan knocked a run home on a groundout for the second tally.

* Jorge Benitez entered with the tying runs on base in the seventh inning but secured the final two outs to close the game.

Notable Travs Performances

* RHP Shawn Semple: Win, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K

* RHP Prelander Berroa: Sv, 1.1 IP, 3 K

News and Notes

* The shutout was the ninth of the season for Arkansas.

* Semple’s victory was the first win for a Travs’ starting pitcher in exactly one month (Kyle Tyler, July 22).

Up Next

The series continues on Wednesday with Blas Castano (0-0, 1.93) starting for Arkansas against David Festa (2-3, 4.56) for Wichita. It is the Dog Days of Summer with dogs allowed in the ballpark and first pitch is set for 6:35. The game will also be broadcast on 106.7 Buz2, the Bally Live App, milb.tv and mlb.tv.